Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-03-06
CHAPTER w.

MATRIMONIAL.
The scene changes. We are across the
sea. Rut it is still school. Are we never
to he done with schools? Well, no! Life is
a school, and the wise eneveTd done learn
ing.
The scene, by your leave, is n German
university town. Time. several years be-
fore the opening of the humble tale. you
have done us the honor TO follow thus far.
On a giant clih above the town stands the
most magnificent ruin in Europe. Below,
| the blue Neckar rushes ont from its noun
tains and seeks the great Rhine beyond.
YOu know the town. Heidelberg.
An American family were spending some
months there. With them was the pretty
daughter of the household, q girl of H..
Among the students at that time was q
Young man from the United States. He
was barely II, but large, strong and manly
in physique, with dark hair and eyes. He
was prccIciOuS in every way; noted for his
wide range of study, rs well rs far his
strength and courage. He was, besides,
the son of rich parents, who had INDUCED
his every within from the time he was born.
In brief he was n fiery youth, who knew
no law hut his own will"
Hundreds of parents from the United
States visited the old German town every
wear with their young lady daughters.
The university dates back to the year Of
our Lord 1886. II is very famous. Hun
dredS of American hOys attend its classes
every year. But this particular hoy, with
the nrshing dark eyes, who loved his W
way, met the particular maiden of II one
day at the Hotel Victoria. With the other
hundreds We have nothing TO do.
Fate wiiled the meeting. The dark
haired youth mostly decided what followed,
the first part of it at any rate.
The girl was Il giggling, weak willea
creature, with poodle dog eyes and fore
head, and Il dolls red and white face.
She had the simpcring, affected ways of 2
school girl, who cannot for one moment
get rid of the CONSCIOUSNESS Of her sex. The
dark haired boys room mate tancied him
self madlv in love with her. His friend
SAN it with regret.
"lll cure You Of this nonsense, Frank
R%roughton," hc said to himself. "lll 20
and make love To Miss Myra myself. I'll
cut you out. The girl will throw You over.
Then III throw her over and 20 home Tor
the summer, and YOU 20 with Iuc. You'll
thank NE for breaking YOU "i this blessed
tooliShnCss'
That evening with his graceful, caelcss
bow and smile-thc scapegracc was fascl-
nating-the dark haired youth made his
way to the Young lady:
Miss Myra,' he said, 1T will he n
beautiful sunset. viii You aud your
mother give Inc the pleasure OF going up
the mountain with yOu:'
The red and white girl simpercd.
"Why Ia! mamma, " said she, shall We
90"
Mamma said, II think we may with
that degree.of a%lacrity, veneered by dlgni-
lied reserve, which is due of N occasion
when a managing mamma scents a possible
sun.in-law in y rich and highly connected
young man.
It quite took away the breath of Frank
BrOuGhton. In five minutes they were OIL,
before his eyes.
Ii, reader, YOU are of 4 guessing turn,
you will know the rest. Well, the girl
was pretty with her peach like cheeks, and
her eyes of that color which the milliners
call ''peacock blue" The dark haired
youth, who went in for cutting his friend
ont to save him from folly, was himself OF
a passionate, susceptible nature. The
walks and rides up the mountain were
finally continued on his own account.
What would you have? A month later
the same three went up the mountain.
Mamma discreetly fingered in the shadow, |
in the great square ofthe magnificent ruin.
In the shadow in the smaller square at the
front of the magnificent ruin, the dark
haired youth who had his own way, pressed
Miss Myra's babylike hand, kissed her on
her habylikc lips aud whispered in her
babylike ear:
I'm a month I'm coming home TO marry
you"
And Miss Myra blushed aud said:
"Why, Ia, how could you
That was the very question he asked
himself many a time afterward. Frank
RroughtOn was avenged!
In q month they were married, the boy
and girl. The youths parents opposed
hut Philip DumOray had always
had his own way. Miss Myra's mother
on the match in all the haste con.
with regard to the best appearances.
Had she not been an American mother OF
the highest standing it might have even
seemed that she feared the prize would slip
through her fingers.
The young people set up housekeeping
in New York Twin sons were born TO
them within a year. Then it was that
Philip DumOray faced the great new truth,
that a man who has q mother-iu-lav, a
dull, silly, wife and a pair Of babies can't
have his own way. What could
even thunder and lightning do against n
hill of putty?
Myra Dumoray developed such astound-
ing capacity for emotion that Philip could
believe his own senses Strange,
too, but the emotion was always of q dis
agreeable kind. Scenes began to take place
thoroughly alarmed the youthful hus-
band, and thed thoroughly enraged him.
His household was comfortless- 1t was
something new not to be comfortable. Mat